Affiliation:
1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Nigeria
2. Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Nigeria
Abstract
Abstract
Background:
Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is an important cause of loss of vision of vascular origin, second only to diabetes retinopathy.
Aim:
This study aims to determine the pattern of presentation of RVO in a tertiary ophthalmic hospital.
Study Design:
The study design involves a hospital-based retrospective observational study.
Materials and Methods:
This study was carried out at the Retina Eye Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from June 2017 to December 2017. Details of bio-data, ophthalmic and systemic history, and ophthalmic findings were collected from the case files of 89 patients and analyzed.
Results:
The results revealed that findings from 89 eyes of 89 patients were analyzed comprising 52 females and 37 males giving a female-to-male ratio of 1.4:1 with a mean age of 52.83 years (SD ± 10.444) and with a range of 31–77 years.
Conclusion:
The study revealed that all the patients presented with sudden visual deterioration, with a mean duration of presenting complaints of 6.134 weeks, and a range of 0.3–24 weeks. Branch RVO was the predominant type (69.7%). Hypermetropia was the most common refractive error (40.4%), and hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor for patients with RVO (60.7%).